Lower New York. 19th century, Library of Congress collection
Castle Garden and Battery Park from harbor. Photo copyrighted by Loeffler. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: NY NYC Waterfront; NY NYC Buildings Castle G.; NY N... More
Funeral, Vera Cruz dead, Battery Park
Photograph the beginning of the ceremonial procession in New York City, before the National Memorial Service on May 11, 1914 in honor of the seamen and marines who were killed in Veracruz, Mexico during the Mex... More
New York skyscrapers. Cityscape photograph
Photograph shows New York City piers and skyscrapers from across the Hudson River. J11712 U.S. Copyright Office. No. B58097.
New York city views. General view of buildings, from Battery Park, sta...
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![Sharply dressed, [gangster/gambler], Meyer Lansky as he left court today / World Telegram & Sun photo by Al Ravenna.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvc2hhcnBseS1kcmVzc2VkLWdhbmdzdGVyZ2FtYmxlci1tZXllci1sYW5za3ktYXMtaGUtbGVmdC1jb3VydC10b2RheS13b3JsZC10ZWxlZ3JhbS04MDhhMjItMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/48/webp "Sharply dressed, [gangster/gambler], Meyer Lansky as he left court today / World Telegram & Sun photo by Al Ravenna.")
Sharply dressed, [gangster/gambler], Meyer Lansky as he left court tod...
NYWT&S staff photograph. Note on verso: Lansky plans return despite ban by Cuba: Jaunty and smiling, gambler Meyer Lansky walked out of Manhattan Arrest Court today and indicated, that despite what Cuba says, h... More
Battery Park and Lower New York from the south showing the Chesebrough...
H41371 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1904 by William H. Rau. No. 5600.
Villard Houses, 451-457 Madison Avenue & 24 East Fifty-first Street, N...
Significance: Appearing as a single Italian palazzo, the Villard Houses were actually six residences built around a central courtyard by architects, McKim, Mead and White. One of the firm's earliest works, this... More
Villard Houses, 451-457 Madison Avenue & 24 East Fifty-first Street, N...
Significance: Appearing as a single Italian palazzo, the Villard Houses were actually six residences built around a central courtyard by architects, McKim, Mead and White. One of the firm's earliest works, this... More
Villard Houses, 451-457 Madison Avenue & 24 East Fifty-first Street, N...
Significance: Appearing as a single Italian palazzo, the Villard Houses were actually six residences built around a central courtyard by architects, McKim, Mead and White. One of the firm's earliest works, this... More
Villard Houses, 451-457 Madison Avenue & 24 East Fifty-first Street, N...
Significance: Appearing as a single Italian palazzo, the Villard Houses were actually six residences built around a central courtyard by architects, McKim, Mead and White. One of the firm's earliest works, this... More
Villard Houses, 451-457 Madison Avenue & 24 East Fifty-first Street, N...
Significance: Appearing as a single Italian palazzo, the Villard Houses were actually six residences built around a central courtyard by architects, McKim, Mead and White. One of the firm's earliest works, this... More
Villard Houses, 451-457 Madison Avenue & 24 East Fifty-first Street, N...
Significance: Appearing as a single Italian palazzo, the Villard Houses were actually six residences built around a central courtyard by architects, McKim, Mead and White. One of the firm's earliest works, this... More
Villard Houses, 451-457 Madison Avenue & 24 East Fifty-first Street, N...
Significance: Appearing as a single Italian palazzo, the Villard Houses were actually six residences built around a central courtyard by architects, McKim, Mead and White. One of the firm's earliest works, this... More
Villard Houses, 451-457 Madison Avenue & 24 East Fifty-first Street, N...
Significance: Appearing as a single Italian palazzo, the Villard Houses were actually six residences built around a central courtyard by architects, McKim, Mead and White. One of the firm's earliest works, this... More
Villard Houses, 451-457 Madison Avenue & 24 East Fifty-first Street, N...
Significance: Appearing as a single Italian palazzo, the Villard Houses were actually six residences built around a central courtyard by architects, McKim, Mead and White. One of the firm's earliest works, this... More
Villard Houses, 451-457 Madison Avenue & 24 East Fifty-first Street, N...
Significance: Appearing as a single Italian palazzo, the Villard Houses were actually six residences built around a central courtyard by architects, McKim, Mead and White. One of the firm's earliest works, this... More
Villard Houses, 451-457 Madison Avenue & 24 East Fifty-first Street, N...
Significance: Appearing as a single Italian palazzo, the Villard Houses were actually six residences built around a central courtyard by architects, McKim, Mead and White. One of the firm's earliest works, this... More
Villard Houses, 451-457 Madison Avenue & 24 East Fifty-first Street, N...
Significance: Appearing as a single Italian palazzo, the Villard Houses were actually six residences built around a central courtyard by architects, McKim, Mead and White. One of the firm's earliest works, this... More
Jacob Houseman House, 49 Whitehall Street, New York, New York County, ...
Survey number: HABS NY-5457 Public domain photograph of New York historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Old John Street Methodist Episcopal Church, 44-46 John Street, New Yor...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29, FN-52 Survey number: HABS NY-4-27 Building/structure dates: 1841 Initial Construction
John Beekman House, 29-29 1/2 Cherry Street, New York, New York County...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-70 Survey number: HABS NY-452 Building/structure dates: ca. 1760 Initial Construction
John Beekman House, 29-29 1/2 Cherry Street, New York, New York County...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-70 Survey number: HABS NY-452 Building/structure dates: ca. 1760 Initial Construction
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 436 West Twentieth Street, New York, New...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a church, cathedral, religious building, 17th,18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 436 West Twentieth Street, New York, New...
Public domain photograph of cathedral, church, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Brick Church (Interiors), Fifth Avenue & Thirty-seventh Street, New Yo...
Survey number: HABS NY-468 Public domain photograph of New York historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
6 Greenwich Street (House), New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-75, FN-76 Survey number: HABS NY-473 Building/structure dates: ca. 1815 Initial Construction
6 Greenwich Street (House), New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-75, FN-76 Survey number: HABS NY-473 Building/structure dates: ca. 1815 Initial Construction
116 West Eleventh Street (Building), New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-69 Survey number: HABS NY-451 Building/structure dates: 1854 Initial Construction
116 West Eleventh Street (Building), New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-69 Survey number: HABS NY-451 Building/structure dates: 1854 Initial Construction
John Hazlet House, 204-206 West Thirteenth Street, New York, New York ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-62 Survey number: HABS NY-444 Building/structure dates: 1835 Initial Construction
Edwin Forrest House, 436 West Twenty-second Street, New York, New York...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-25, FN-36, FN-37 Survey number: HABS NY-4-14 Building/structure dates: ca. 1830 Initial Construction
Edwin Forrest House, 436 West Twenty-second Street, New York, New York...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-25, FN-36, FN-37 Survey number: HABS NY-4-14 Building/structure dates: ca. 1830 Initial Construction
Greenwich Street Study (Plot plan), New York, New York County, NY
Survey number: HABS NY-472-A Building/structure dates: ca. 1852 Initial Construction
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, 31 Barclay Street, New York, New Yo...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-26, FN-27, FN-28 Survey number: HABS NY-4-3 Building/structure dates: 1785 Initial Construction
Reeves Sound Studio, 304 East Forty-fourth Street, New York, New York ...
Survey number: HABS NY-6071 Public domain photograph of New York historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Reeves Sound Studio, 304 East Forty-fourth Street, New York, New York ...
Survey number: HABS NY-6071 Public domain photograph of New York historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
St. Ann's Church, 295 Saint Ann's Avenue & East 140th Street, New York...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Manhattan Bridge, Spanning East River at Flatbush Avenue, between New ...
Significance: This single span suspension bridge contains one of the longest suspension spans in the U.S., and had the largest carrying capacity in the country when it was built. It is unusual in that it was d... More
10 Greenwich Street (House), New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-78 Survey number: HABS NY-475 Building/structure dates: ca. 1815 Initial Construction
Metal Exchange Building, 234 Pearl Street, New York, New York County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-33, FN-34 Survey number: HABS NY-431 Building/structure dates: ca. 1846 Initial Construction
Metal Exchange Building, 234 Pearl Street, New York, New York County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-33, FN-34 Survey number: HABS NY-431 Building/structure dates: ca. 1846 Initial Construction
Metal Exchange Building, 234 Pearl Street, New York, New York County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-33, FN-34 Survey number: HABS NY-431 Building/structure dates: ca. 1846 Initial Construction
The Dakota (Apartments), 1 West Seventy-second Street, Central Park We...
Significance: Completed in 1884, The Dakota is a very early example of an elegant and luxurious New York City apartment building. Because it has been well-maintained and little altered since its erection, the b... More
Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue & Tenth Street, New York, New Yo...
Significance: It was designed by Richard Upjohn and built in 1840-41. It was the first church to be erected on Fifth Avenue, it own original location having been at Canal Street, east of Broadway. Property at F... More
Gracie Mansion, Carl Schurz Park, East Eighty-Sixth Street, New York, ...
Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gracie Mansion, Carl Schurz Park, East Eighty-Sixth Street, New York, ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Gracie Mansion, Carl Schurz Park, East Eighty-Sixth Street, New York, ...
Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gracie Mansion, Carl Schurz Park, East Eighty-Sixth Street, New York, ...
Public domain photograph of early 20th-century New York metropolis cityscape, buildings, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hamilton Grange, (Moved From) 237 West 141 Street to 141st Street & Am...
Significance: From the NHL nomination: Built in 1801-02, Hamilton Grange was the only home Alexander Hamilton owned and here he lived from 1802 until his death on July 11, 1804. Although not of the Revolutionar... More
South Street Seaport Museum, 203-204 Front Street, New York, New York ...
Significance: Joined together as a hotel in 1882, 203 and 204 Front Street were originally built at different times; the former most probably in 1816 and the latter in 1798 or 1799. Recently, the South Street S... More
Williamsburg Bridge, Spanning East River at South Sixth Street between...
Significance: The Williamsburg Bridge is the longest span suspension bridge over the East River, its span exceeding that of the Brooklyn Bridge by 4.5 feet. Survey number: HAER NY-128 Building/structure dates... More
All Saint's Church, 286-290 Henry Street, New York, New York County, N...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-31, FN-32 Survey number: HABS NY-4-10 Building/structure dates: ca. 1827 Initial Construction
St. Luke's Chapel, 447 Hudson Street, New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-56, FN-57 Survey number: HABS NY-439 Building/structure dates: 1822 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1875 Subsequent Work
New York Amsterdam News Building, 2293 Seventh Avenue, New York, New Y...
Significance: Home of the Amsterdam News, one of the Nation's most prominent newspapers for blacks. Survey number: HABS NY-5693 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76001247
18 Greenwich Street (House), New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-81 Survey number: HABS NY-478 Building/structure dates: 1820 Initial Construction
Third Judicial District Courthouse, 425 Avenue of the Americas, New Yo...
Significance: Originally the Third Judicial District Courthouse was part of a complex which included a police court, jail, and markets. An outstanding example of civic design, the complex occupied the entire tr... More
St. Mark's-in-the-Bouwerie, 234 East Eleventh Street, New York, New Yo...
Survey number: HABS NY-464 Public domain photograph of New York historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jacob Houseman House & Office, 2 Front Street, New York, New York Coun...
Public domain photograph of stairs, steps, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
4-10 Grove Street (Row Houses), New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-67 Survey number: HABS NY-449
South Street Seaport, Miscellaneous Views, New York, New York County, ...
Survey number: HABS NY-6368 Public domain photograph of New York historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jacob Crocheron House, 47 Whitehall Street, New York, New York County,...
Survey number: HABS NY-5456 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
New York Hospital, 525 East Sixty-eighth Street, bounded by York Avenu...
Significance: Traditionally known as The New York Hospital, this is a major 1930s high-rise medical center complex. Dominated by a central 27 story tower, the assemblage of descending wings and pavilions gives ... More
New York Hospital, 525 East Sixty-eighth Street, bounded by York Avenu...
Significance: Traditionally known as The New York Hospital, this is a major 1930s high-rise medical center complex. Dominated by a central 27 story tower, the assemblage of descending wings and pavilions gives ... More
New York Hospital, 525 East Sixty-eighth Street, bounded by York Avenu...
Significance: Traditionally known as The New York Hospital, this is a major 1930s high-rise medical center complex. Dominated by a central 27 story tower, the assemblage of descending wings and pavilions gives ... More
Jordan L. Mott House, 2122 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-68 Survey number: HABS NY-450 Building/structure dates: 1880 Initial Construction
Jordan L. Mott House, 2122 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-68 Survey number: HABS NY-450 Building/structure dates: 1880 Initial Construction
Jordan L. Mott House, 2122 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-68 Survey number: HABS NY-450 Building/structure dates: 1880 Initial Construction
8 Greenwich Street (House), New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-77 Survey number: HABS NY-474 Building/structure dates: ca. 1909 Initial Construction
Tudor City Complex, Hotel Tudor, 304 East Forty-second Street, New Yor...
Survey number: HABS NY-6075-F Public domain photograph of New York historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Leonard W. Jerome Mansion, 32 East Twenty-sixth Street, New York, New ...
Significance: The Jerome Mansion is one of the few remaining examples of an upper-class New York City townhouse of the 1860s. This complex of buildings, which was very elegant when built, originally consisted o... More
935 Saint Nicholas Avenue, Apartment 4-A, 935 Saint Nicholas Avenue, A...
Survey number: HABS NY-5690-A Public domain photograph of a room, home interior, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
St. Vincent's Hospital, Elizabeth Seton Building, 151-167 West Elevent...
Significance: St. Vincent's Hospital, which includes this building, was founded in 1849 by the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. It is the third oldest, and first Catholic, hospital in the city. This i... More
555 Edgecomb Avenue (Apartment Building), New York, New York County, N...
Survey number: HABS NY-5692 Public domain photograph of New York historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Grace Church, Broadway, Tenth Street & Fourth Avenue, New York, New Yo...
Survey number: HABS NY-399 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74001270
Grace Church, Broadway, Tenth Street & Fourth Avenue, New York, New Yo...
Survey number: HABS NY-399 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74001270
John V. Gridley House, 37 Charlton Street, New York, New York County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-59 Survey number: HABS NY-441 Building/structure dates: 1829 Initial Construction
Dyckman House, Broadway & 204th Street, New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-29, FN-30 Survey number: HABS NY-4-4 Building/structure dates: ca. 1783 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 67000014
South Street Seaport Museum, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: In the first half of the 19th century, the South Street seaport area was the mercantile center of New York City. 4 and 5 story Federal and Greek Revival brick buildings, resting on landfill, serve... More
University Heights Bridge, Spanning Harlem River at 207th Street & Wes...
Significance: The University Heights Bridge, a steel Pratt/Howe truss, pin-connected, rim bearing swing span draw, with Warren truss approach spans, is one of the oldest swing-type bridges and the third oldest ... More
University Heights Bridge, Spanning Harlem River at 207th Street & Wes...
Significance: The University Heights Bridge, a steel Pratt/Howe truss, pin-connected, rim bearing swing span draw, with Warren truss approach spans, is one of the oldest swing-type bridges and the third oldest ... More
University Heights Bridge, Spanning Harlem River at 207th Street & Wes...
Significance: The University Heights Bridge, a steel Pratt/Howe truss, pin-connected, rim bearing swing span draw, with Warren truss approach spans, is one of the oldest swing-type bridges and the third oldest ... More
George Fordham House, 329 Cherry Street, New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-63 Survey number: HABS NY-445 Building/structure dates: 1831 Initial Construction
George Fordham House, 329 Cherry Street, New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-63 Survey number: HABS NY-445 Building/structure dates: 1831 Initial Construction
Block Houses (Nos. 1 & 2), Central (110th Street) & Morningside Parks ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-61 Survey number: HABS NY-443 Building/structure dates: 1812 Initial Construction
Block Houses (Nos. 1 & 2), Central (110th Street) & Morningside Parks ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-61 Survey number: HABS NY-443 Building/structure dates: 1812 Initial Construction
New York Hospital, Payne Whitney Clinic, 525 East Sixty-eighth Street,...
Significance: An early 20th century curtain-wall building, part of a larger hospital complex, designed to house a psychiatric treatment clinic for both in-and out- patients. Reflects the movement in the USA awa... More
New York Hospital, Payne Whitney Clinic, 525 East Sixty-eighth Street,...
Significance: An early 20th century curtain-wall building, part of a larger hospital complex, designed to house a psychiatric treatment clinic for both in-and out- patients. Reflects the movement in the USA awa... More
New York Hospital, Payne Whitney Clinic, 525 East Sixty-eighth Street,...
Significance: An early 20th century curtain-wall building, part of a larger hospital complex, designed to house a psychiatric treatment clinic for both in-and out- patients. Reflects the movement in the USA awa... More
Pennsylvania Station, 370 Seventh Avenue, West Thirty-first, Thirty-fi...
Significance: The construction of Pennsylvania Station was one part of a large building program undertaken in 1903 by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Included in this program was the construction of tunnels ... More
Pennsylvania Station, 370 Seventh Avenue, West Thirty-first, Thirty-fi...
Significance: The construction of Pennsylvania Station was one part of a large building program undertaken in 1903 by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Included in this program was the construction of tunnels ... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
Corbin Building, 11 John Street, New York, New York County, NY
Significance: It is significant for both is aesthetic and technological contributions to the history of American architecture. Designed by architect Francis Hatch Kimball (1845-1919) for the prominent banker an... More
James Watson House, 7 State Street, New York, New York County, NY
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60 Survey number: HABS NY-442 Building/structure dates: ca. 1794 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1806 Subsequent Work
Loew's Victoria Theater, 235-237 West One-hundred-and-twenty-fifth Str...
Significance: The Loew's Victoria Theater was one of the many theaters in the United States that was part of the Loew's theater chain during the early 20th century. It is architecturally significant as a repres... More
St. Vincent's Hospital Complex, 153 West Eleventh Street, New York, Ne...
Significance: St. Vincent's Hospital was founded in 1849 by the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. It is the third oldest, and first Catholic, hospital in the city. Survey number: HABS NY-5698
Church of the Epiphany, Lexington Avenue & Thirty-fifth Street, New Yo...
Survey number: HABS NY-454 Public domain photograph of a church building, chapel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
St. Vincent's Hospital, Leon Lowenstein Clinic, 7-15 Seventh Avenue, N...
Significance: St. Vincent's Hospital, which includes this building, was founded in 1849 by the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. It is the third oldest, and first Catholic, hospital in the city. The Gr... More
Pennsylvania Station, New York Terminal Service Plant, 250 West Thirty...
Significance: The New York Terminal Service Plant was constructed as an integral component of the original Pennsylvania Station complex and served as a power generation and control center for the station, its t... More